You Can't Do That on Television
You Can't Do That on Television: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

February 3, 1979

Episodes

14 episodes

You Can't Do That on Television

Season 1

Episodes

1. Live!

February 3, 1979
30 min

The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured a Panasonic radio as a prize for one of the phone-in competitions, as most of the episodes from this 1979 season. This episode also featured a segment on baton twirling. The episode contains the well-known scene where Ross (before a major costume revamp) teaches Jono Gebert how to do a weather forecast on an actual CJOH news/weather set.

2. Shoestring

February 10, 1979
30 min

Tim constantly tries to get a date with Cindy, but keeps looking like a fool, losing her to Jim and David. To add insult to injury, he keeps being forced into wearing a dress…and he can't seem to find his pants, forcing him to go home wearing a bright, pink dress.

3. Nickel and Dime

February 17, 1979
30 min

The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured kids' jokes and opinions filmed at the Winterloo slide at Ottawa's N.A.C.

4. Peanuts

February 24, 1979
30 min

5. Repeat

March 3, 1979
30 min

6. Ottawa Director

March 10, 1979
30 min

Only one scene remains in existence from this episode. In the scene Tim is the dungeon and is told not to pull the chains. He does not listen and gets slimed.

7. St. Patrick's Day

March 17, 1979
30 min

Lisa keeps scheming to get Bradfield slimed, but her plans keep backfiring and result in her getting slimed several times.

8. Backstage

March 31, 1979
30 min

The show is back on live after spending the previous week taping a show for network television.

9. Executive Washroom

April 7, 1979
30 min

The network executives have a party on the set and leave money behind. When the cast goes to pick it up, Ross quickly confiscates the cash, claiming it is useless play money. Mr. Dime and Seth Pool get into a battle over the Executive Bathroom, when the lock keeps being changed. Christine, Sarah, Jim, and Mike keep trying to get each other slimed or pied.

10. Boring

April 14, 1979
30 min

Features kids' jokes filmed the week before at the Bayshore Shopping Mall in Ottawa.

11. Straitjackets

April 21, 1979
30 min

12. Local Show

April 28, 1979
30 min

13. Sore Foot

May 5, 1979
30 min

The shows sees its last of Mr. L. Dime and all the CJOH jokes.

14. End of the Life

May 19, 1979